Civics Test 1 Flashcards
Treaty
A formal agreement or between countries or peeps
Legislative
Group who makes laws
Executive
Makes sure laws are followed
Judical
Decides what laws mean
House of commons
People who debate abd vote on law
Governor general
King or queen
Prime minister
Head of government
Cabinet minister
Head of all government departments
Sergent at arms
Keeps order in parliment
Government mps
Members of government who support prime Minister party
Opposition members
Oposite members parliment
Clerk of house
Keeps recordings to help legislative run smoothly
By law
A local rule or regulation
Preamble
Introduction explaining a documents purpose
Lobbying
Trying to influence government decisions
Speaker of house of commons
Leads debates in house of commons
Band council
Elected leaders of a first nation community in canada
Royal assent
Kings approval of making a bill a law
Councillor
Elected members of a local government
Mp?
Member of parliment makes laws for whole country
Mpp
Makes laws for whole province
How many elected Mps in canada
338
How many elected mpps in ontario
124
What is oldest party
Liberal
What is the oposite party at federal
Cpnservative
Political party platform
Plan for country, when party elected
How many seats form a majority government
170/ 338
What is the difference between a minority and majority government
Minority has more seats, less than half, majority, has over half the seats
Age group voted most?
55 plus
Voted least?
18 to 24
3 branches of governmnet
Vote privately
Official head of state
King Charles third
3 branches of governmnet
Executive, legislative, judical
Who appoints our senators
Governor general
How many ridings in thunderbay
2 rainy river and superior north
What is the voting system in canada
Fptp first past the post, candidate with most votes wins
